MV Gowtama is new Bharat Electronics CMD

India, Dec. 31 -- MV Gowtama took over as Chairman and Managing Director of defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on 8 November 2016. He joined BEL in January 1983 as a Probationary Engineer, rising to GM (Technology Planning) at BEL's Corporate Office in Bangalore on 1 February 2010. He then served as GM (Milcom) at BEL-Bengaluru and was Executive Director (Missile Systems) at BEL-Bengaluru until his elevation as CMD.